Cheese Beer Sauce:
My own take here is like an Alfredo Sauce on steroids. You say cream and milk, I say stout! I got inspired by a rustic and funky cheese dip we used to feast on in our lean student days called cancoillotte, made with a hard…

My Fennel Salmon was a huge hit!
It was born of my perennial attempts to make my fans fall in love with fennel.Why is Fennel so hard to love this side of the Pond? We are making some inroads, I'm glad to report! I figured, I will camouflage…

Pasta Bolognese: the lazy-but-health-minded cook's gastronomic dream actualized.
Deconstructed Pasta and Meatballs. To parody Mark Twain, Pasta Bolognese is nothing but Sloppy Joe with a college education. You might just enjoy the dish more…

Fresh seaweed is getting increasingly more available
You will be as pleased as I am to see that , in many supermarkets and in sushi restaurants, fresh seaweed turns up more often. It is true I haven't seen fresh seaweed in any form other…

Lasagna is a real chore to me, sorry.
Dear reader, please don't ask me why until recently I found the preparation of lasagna so daunting.
I do love lasagna flavors, and I do appreciate it as a great treat. I can whip up a couscous or a Bourguignon…

Roasted vegetable lasagna is only one of the many ways you can enjoy lasagna. Vegetable lasagna can be made with a great variety of vegetables, variety of fillings (vegetables, tomato sauce, spinach, etc.), all good. Try this no-tomato vegetable…

Pasta tomato sauce: There’s nothing more delicious than homemade!
And so versatile: whatever you might like to throw in will make it only more exciting. It is guaranteed to leave all (repeat: all) its store-bought pasta tomato sauce counterparts…

Raw Tomato Sauce, using the Wonderful Mahia by Nahmias and Sons
Enjoy the other Recipes I developed using the Mahia!
This pasta with raw tomato sauce has so much going for it you have no cooking to do:
All aboard in a food processor,…

Apple Noodle Kugel is a huge favorite in Jewish cooking.
Alas, it can often err on the rich and eggy side. I have tinkered with the ingredients, and ended up with a lean, easy eggless (suitable for our vegan friends) and delicious apple noodle…

Pesto wears many exciting hats:
It is traditionally based on most often based on basil, olive oil, and toasted walnuts.
But we have seen it recast with a different herb or nut, and tasting just as delicious and interesting. Use it not…

Cauliflower pasta: Yum!
You will love the robust flavor of cauliflower, and the roasting intensifies the flavors even further. I use frozen cauliflower, as it is already cut, cleaned, and every bit as delicious and nutritious as fresh…

Spaghetti and meatballs in my house is always associated with a whole outing:
Sort of like Dinner and a Show. Party food and comfort food all rolled into one. We all used to pile into my mother-in-law’s small apartment for her famous spaghetti…